Peru declares emergency to stop protest over mine

Peruvian President Ollanta Humala declared a state of emergency late on Sunday to quell protests against Newmont Mining's $4.8bn Conga gold mine project.

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http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/12/05/us-peru-newmont-conga-idUSTRE7B20Q520111205

Newmont is a Global Compact participant since 2004/06/09

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection requires DuPont to pay USD 725,000 fine, implement plan to address operational issues at Chambers Works Facility

The Department of Environmental Protection has reached an agreement with E.I. DuPont De Nemours & Co. that requires the company to pay a fine of $725,000 and upgrade procedures for handling hazardous materials, and for routine and preventative maintenance at its Chambers Works facility in Salem County, Commissioner Bob Martin announced today.

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DuPont is a Global Compact participant since 2001/05/10

Corruption claims over new "Pentagon" (Bouygues)

"JUDICIAL investigations are under way into possible corruption in relation to construction firm Bouygues winning the contract to build a new Ministry of Defence complex."

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French conglomerate Bouygues S.A., is a Global Compact participant since 2006, along with its Bouygues Construction subsidiary.

Report shows holes in Deutsche Telekom labour,human rights disclosure

A new report shows that Deutsche Telekom doesn’t deserve the A+ grade it’s given itself for corporate social responsibility (CSR), said UNI Global Union. The report, published today by the Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD (TUAC), reveals Deutsche Telekom has failed to meet key measures of its commitment to human and labour rights laid out by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), which is considered the “gold standard” of corporate responsibility.
“Deutsche Telekom gives itself an A+ on its corporate responsibility but with so many holes in the report, we’d give it a D+,” said UNI General Secretary Philip Jennings.

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Deutsche Telekom is a Global Compact participant since 2000/07/26. The company's report is listed as "Global Compact Advanced" on the Global Compact website, based on unchecked self declarations from the company.

Petrobras Spilled More Oil in 2010 Than Chevron Did in Brazil This Month

"Brazilians newspaper O Globo Sunday reported Brazilian oil company Petrobras spilled more oil in all of 2010 than did Chevron Corp. earlier this month off the coast of Rio de Janeiro."

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http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/257237/20111128/petrobras-spilled-oil-2010-chevron-did-brazil.htm

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Petróleo Brasileiro S.A is a "Global Compact Advanced" participant and became a participant on 2003/11/26.

Peru protests at huge Conga gold mine in Cajamarca

"Thousands of people in northern Peru have protested against plans for a huge open-cast goldmine in the high Andes."

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-15884119

Newmont Mining Corp is a Global Compact participant since 2004/06/09

Mexican prosecutors allege CAD 93 million corruption scandal at public utility

Mexican prosecutors said Wednesday they have uncovered a $93 million corruption scandal at the Federal Electricity Commission.

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Comision Federal de Electricidad, Division Centro Sur is a Global Compact participant since 2006/04/21